I like Funny or Die. It’s a good site and there’s some entertaining stuff over there. However like all Hollywood enclaves it’s extremely left-wing in its messaging, to the point where circular logic doesn’t seem to bother them. In the video, Mary Poppins quits because she can’t afford to live. This is because, she complains,… Continue Reading →
Where Americans Are Moving To
Great map right here that shows exactly which states Americans are moving to, and away from. Not surprisingly, the states people are fleeing from are the high tax, high cost of living industrial states. The worst are New Jersey, Illinois, and New York. Also not surprisingly, they are moving mostly towards low-tax states, like Nevada,… Continue Reading →
The Economics of Jennifer Anniston
Recently I was listening to a radio show where they were reporting on Jennifer Anniston’s recent remodel of her house. She and her husband were doing things like relocating entire stairways, adding on multiple wings, etc. The entire cost of this little remodel was $21 million. One of the commentators immediately went into the predictable… Continue Reading →
The Greatest Century
What was the greatest century in all of human history? The 20th? The 17th? Something earlier perhaps? There’s actually some consensus about this. Most historians consider the century between 1815 and 1914 as the greatest century of all of human history. Why? Primarily because of two factors: A) Massive advances in technology, trade, and standard… Continue Reading →
I Can’t Believe I Agree With Ralph Nader
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com It’s a very strange world we live in where a small-government libertarian jerkwad like me finds himself agreeing with most points made by Ralph Nader, who is as socialist as they come. I don’t agree with all of his points, but certainly with more than two-thirds of them. Here are… Continue Reading →
Germany’s Biggest Bank Owns More In Derivatives Than 20X The Size Of Germany
Holy shit. The green bar above is the entire GDP of Germany. The blue is the entire GDP of the Eurozone. The red is Deutsche Bank’s current derivative exposure. Isn’t that nice? Let’s put this in perspective. Germany is considered, probably correctly, Europe’s strongest economy. Deutsche Bank is the largest bank in Europe, and the argument could… Continue Reading →
Bureaucracy Always Wins
Alan Weiss describes yet another example of how the entire US healthcare system is a ripoff. We’ve just received a bill this month from the hospital–where the care was superb–telling us that of the $125 cost of the walker, insurance paid for everything but $12.94, so would we please remit. I think you can see… Continue Reading →
American Taxpayers Bail Out Rich Bankers In Ukraine
It never ends. Congress just fast-tracked $1 billion of American taxpayer cash to bail out Ukraine. But as usual, the money isn’t going where you think it is… Not a single needy Ukrainian will see a penny of this money, as it will be used to bail out international banks who hold Ukrainian government debt…. Continue Reading →
Gold
One of my investments is in gold. You may think gold is a great investment or a terrible one, but that’s not what I’m talking about today. Rather, I just learned something very interesting. Here’s a few facts you probably didn’t know about gold: 1. It would take just three and a half Olympic-sized swimming… Continue Reading →
The Top 10 Freest Countries In The Word
The Index of Economic Freedom has just released its 2014 numbers, ranking all the countries in the world based on the overall freedom level of their citizens. The criteria they use are rule of law (property rights, lack of corruption), limited government (government spending, government waste, tax rates, etc), regulatory efficiency (business, labor, and monetary… Continue Reading →
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